# Strait Restricts Harvests In Transit -Peter Friedmann

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Published: 2026-04-10T20:45:30+00:00
Episode link: https://farmtotabletalk.com/strait-restricts-harvests-in-transit-peter-friedmann/
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## Resource

Disruptions in shipping lanes such as in the Strait of Hormuz creates havoc in food supply and demand. This episode of Farm to Table Talk features Peter Friedmann from the Agriculture Transportation Coalition discussing the complex global supply chain challenges in moving agricultural products from farms to tables around the world. Peter explains how U.S.agriculture relies heavily on international shipping, with products often traveling extensive routes including transloading at intermediate ports and facing significant challenges due to geopolitical issues like the Strait of Hormuz situation affecting shipping routes to key markets in the Middle East. Agricultural exports require corresponding imports to create the container capacity needed, with farmers and their processors haveing to reroute products across the country to different ports when traditional routes are blocked. Peter highlights the resilience of U.S. agriculture in finding new markets despite trade disruptions, while noting that once markets find alternative suppliers, it’s difficult to regain that business. All aspects of the food system are affected, even “local” often starts with imported fertilizer and seeds. www.agtrans.org  

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